Harvest Technology Group Limited (ASX: HTG) has released the highly anticipated downloadable version of its Infinity Nodestream decoder software, further expanding the company’s Remote Communication Platform.
The Infinity Nodestream Downloadable Decoder Application uses embedded software to offer existing and new clients the opportunity to decode and deliver high-quality, secure encrypted video and audio over ultra-low bandwidth satellite point-to-point communications from anywhere in the world directly to a user’s desktop or laptop computer, without the need for any additional decoder hardware.
The Application’s enhanced video and audio capabilities can improve decision making and time-to- resolution metrics for field-based technicians. Additionally, operational efficiency and improved uptime can be gained by remotely monitoring and taking action on geographically isolated assets and equipment which often are out of reach of traditional communication networks.
Company Group Managing Director, Paul Guilfoyle, said the release of the Application is the first step in the company’s strategic move to expand the IoT ecosystem of connected devices forming part of the Infinity Remote Communication Platform and forms the basis of a SaaS model for future expansion.
Mr Guilfoyle said that as the company continues to set the foundation for scalability, this Application represents the foundation for expansion into the US market and has been designed to work seamlessly with the company’s Infinity Wearwolf encoding application on wearables and mobile devices.
The new Application goes a step further in simplifying the operation of industrial smart safety glasses and strengthens the Company’s newly formed relationship with Iristick N.V. who design the Iristick smart glasses in Belgium.
The Application has been initially released for use on Windows operating system (OS) and will be released for Mac OS in February. Further expansion of the Application will see decoding directly onto mobile devices later in 2021.
It continues to represent the most advanced video and audio communication system available, and users can communicate directly with any Infinity Nodestream or Wearwolf encoding device. Like all Infinity devices, the software utilises next generation encryption Gimli block cypher with a 384-bit permutation – achieving unmatched levels of high security and high performance.
Users can now benefit from receiving live secure point-to-point video and communications at ultra-low bandwidths, and over poor quality or congested networks, directly to their laptop or PC. Video and audio are completely end user adjustable to enable the best quality out of the available network bandwidth with transfers as low as 32 kbps.
The Application is designed to be embedded within existing infrastructure or can run as a standalone application. When coupled with Wearwolf enabled wearable devices, the new Application allows for ultra-low bandwidth video and audio communication without the need for the supply of any Infinity decoder hardware thus removing constraints on supply chain dependency, manufacturing and logistics.
The Nodestream Downloadable Decoder Application represents the most significant update to the Remote Communication Platform for the Harvest Technology Group to date and we are pleased to deliver on time and in line with the Corporate Strategic Plan,” Mr Guilfoyle said.
“With our move towards embedded technology and software-driven end user and license growth, our expansion is now no longer reliant on the delivery of hardware which offers our clients a significantly more streamlined setup and a more economical solution for an immediate connection. We are looking forward to the continued development of our downloadable software applications.”